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STORY: OCHA / COP28 ADVANCER
TRT: 02:33
SOURCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OCHA ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: PLEASE SEE SHOTLIST FOR DETAILS
MAY 2023, GOUBEY DOSSO REGION, NIGER
1. Various shots, garden reclaimed from arid lands through reforestation by NGO Garuka in partnership with WFP
20 NOVEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Zinta Zommers, Climate science and Practice lead, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Vice-Chair, working group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
“At COP this year it's likely to be an announcement, or the world hopes that there will be an announcement, about a new loss and damage fund which can impact our work as well. And that's why we're following this - hoping to influence outcomes in a positive way.”
9 MAY 2023, BUNDA WEYN VILLAGE, BELET WEYNE DISTRICT, HIRAAN REGION, HIRSHABELLE STATE, SOMALIA
3. Various shots, flooded streets
20 NOVEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Zinta Zommers, Climate science and Practice lead, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Vice-Chair, working group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
“We're not doing enough. So, the problem is that we're going to cross 1.5°C, the Paris Agreement goal in the next decade, and we're going to likely go beyond that, hit 2.7°C or 3°C under current pledges and pledging scenarios.”
9 MAY 2023, BUNDA WEYN VILLAGE, BELET WEYNE DISTRICT, HIRAAN REGION, HIRSHABELLE STATE, SOMALIA
5. Various shots, flooded streets
20 NOVEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Zinta Zommers, Climate science and Practice lead, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Vice-Chair, working group II, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):
"So, the humanitarian community is there this year, in force. We have a Humanitarian Hub. We really hope to highlight that we need more finance in these vulnerable countries. We need more action, and we need to see humanitarians as critical players in the climate space.”
5 NOVEMBER 2022, NIGERIA
7. Various shots, major destroyed roads from Bayelsa to the River State capital
Humanitarian issues will be central to negotiations at the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
Zinta Zommers, Climate science and Practice lead at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said, “At COP this year, it's likely to be an announcement, or the world hopes that there will be an announcement, about a new loss and damage fund which can impact our work as well. And that's why we're following this - hoping to influence outcomes in a positive way.”
She also said, “We're not doing enough. So, the problem is that we're going to cross 1.5°C, the Paris Agreement goal in the next decade, and we're going to likely go beyond that, hit 2.7°C or 3°C under current pledges and pledging scenarios.”
She concluded, “So, the humanitarian community is there this year, in force. We have a Humanitarian Hub. We really hope to highlight that we need more finance in these vulnerable countries. We need more action, and we need to see humanitarians as critical players in the climate space.”
